Sentences with phrase «common in criminal prosecutions»

July 2, 2015 - In most Canadian jurisdictions, jury trials are most common in criminal prosecutions.

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The word «genocide» was coined in 1943 by Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish Polish legal scholar, although it didn't enter common usage until the Nuremberg trials (the criminal prosecution of those responsible for the Holocaust).

There can be no question that unions fall within the scope of the term «societies» in the Criminal Code «s definition of person and they must be equally liable for prosecution for a common law crime.

One should also note the distinction that, in common - law criminal trials, the jury does not really «decide if the accused is innocent or guilty»; they decide whether or not the prosecution has proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

While it is common for attorneys to work in several areas throughout their careers, it is still important to target and focus a resume on a specific area such as criminal law, prosecution, litigation, arbitration, contracts, bankruptcy, civil rights, etc..